Guard



Dec. 11, 1934. A. E. RICE ET AL Dec. 11, 1934. A. E. RICE ET AL 1,983,809

GUARD Filed March 28, 1953 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 zwxr'rew Patented Dec. 11, 1934 i UNITED STTES GUARD Arthur E. Rice', Biglerville, and J ames W. Trew, Gettysburg, Pa., assignors to Rice, Trew & Rice Co. Inc., Biglerville, Pennsylvania Pa., a corporation of Application March 28, 1933, Serial No. 663,226

3 Claims.

'Ihls invention relates to guards, and it is an object cf theinvention to provide a device of this kind-foruse in connection with a box or other suitable container to prevent injury to the 5 content of the box or container upon application ci! thelid and also to avoid loss of such content betweeri the applied lid and a side of the box or container.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a guard of this kind s constructed as to initially maintain itself in position within the box or container in a manner to allow said guard t0 readily move downwardly or inwardly of the box or container as the lid is applied, thus assuring the guard automatically attaining an effective position in the completed package.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of our improved guard whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully stiorth.

The:noVel features ofour invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed.

In order that our invention may be the better understood; we will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying draw* ings, wherein Figure 1 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation illustratin, guards constructed in accordance with an embodiment of our,invention in initially applied position;

Figure 2 is a view in perspective indicating in a general way the arrangement of the guards after the lid for the box or container has been applied;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the blank from which 0 one of our improved guards is formed;

Figure 4 is a view in perspective showing our improved guard in a diiferent arrangement or placement with respect to the box or container;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken through Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation showing the guards in substantially the sameposition as illustrated in Figure 2 but with the lidof the box or container applied;

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6 illustrating a further embodiment of our invention;

Figure 8 is a view in plan of the guard as illustrated in Figure 7 in extended or blank form.

In the embodiment of the invention as illustrated in Figures 1 to 6, oui improved guard G is formed from a desired paper stock, such as cardboard or other material capable of being used for the purpose. As is particularly illustrated in Figure 3 the guard comprises an inter mediate strip or portion 1 of a material width and of a desired length and the extremities of this intermediate portion or wall 1 are separated by the score lines 2 from the side portions or walls 3. The score limes 2 are substantially in parallelism and also substantially at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the intermediate portion or wall 1.

The side portions or walls 3 are disposed on a predetermined curvature with the outer ex tremity of each of said side portions or walls 3 terminating in part to one side of the intermediate portion or wall 1. The portions or side walls 3 are substantially on the same curvature and such curvature is preferably upwardly disposed With respect to the box or container B when the guard G is in applied or working position. The enter extremities of the side portions or walls 3 are separated by the score limes 4 from the relatively long fiaps 5. The portions or walls 1 and 3 together With the fiaps 5 are, as herein disclosed, out from a single sheet of stock so that such parts comprise an integral structure.

It is to be particularly noted in Figure 3 that the score lines 4 are angularly disposed with respect to the score limes 2, said inclination being from the upper or top margin of each of the portions or walls 3 inwardly to the lower margin thereof. This is of particular importance as it assures the fiaps 5 when folded inwardly of the score lines 4 to be disposed upwardly and at the same time the fold on each of the score lines 4 will provide a tapered outer and for each of the portions or walls 3 to facilitate the effective place ment cf the*guard G within the upper portion of the box or container B as is particularly illustrated in Figure 1.

In placing -theguard G in working position it is believed to be clearly understood that the portions or walls 3 are folded on the score fines 2 on that the guard when in position is substantieliy in the form of a U With its intermediate portion or wali 1 extending along an end wall of the box B with the free extremities of the side portions or walls 3 and the fiaps 5 contacting with the in termediate or partition wall 6 of the box or container B. The side portions or walls 3 extend along the upper portions of the side walls of the box.

When the guard G is initially applied as illustrated in Figure 1 a considerable portion of such guard extends above the open top of the box or container B With the flaps 5, as hereinbefore stated, extending on an upward and inward incline in a direction lengthwise thereof with the intermediate portion or wall 1 in its transverse direction being disposed on a slight inward and upward incline with respect to the adjacent end wall of the box.

The guard G is preferably applied after the associated compartment of the box or container.

has been substantially filled and after the application of the guard G the top layers of fruit are plaeed. As the lid L for the box or container B is placed in position the pressure of such application Will cause the applied guard G to readily move downwardly to adjust itself to most eiective position as is particularly illustrated in Figures 2 and 6 of the drawings.

As the lid is applied and the guard G moves downwardly of the box or container B the intermediate portion or wall 1 Will have close contact With the adjacent end Wall of the box or container and the aps 5, or more particularly their outer free end portions, Will' be moved downwardly resulting in an inward drawing action upon or inward flexing of the adjacent end portions of the side walls 3 thus assuring an effective holding of the box or container content from passing out between the upper edge of a side wall of the box or container and the applied lid.

It is to be particularly noted that our improved guard as herein disclosed also serves effectually to protect the container content, such as oranges cr kindred fruit, against injury at the various corners.

It is also to be stated that our improved guard as herein disclosed is frictionally held in position due to its particular construction and does not recuire any part thereof to rest upon a part of the box or container. It is also to be stated that the particular formation of our improved guard as herein disclosed assures the folded guard readily assuming its desired position when initially inserted within the box or container.

In Figures 4 and 5 we disclose a second arrangement or placing of the guards G and wherein the intermediate portion or wall 1 is disposed along the upper portion of the center or partition wall 6 of the box or container B and of course with the fiaps 5 coacting with the end wall of the box as does also the end edges provided along the score lines 4.

In the embodiment of our invention as illustrated in Figures 7 and 8, the structure of the guard G is substantially the same as that of the guard G hereinbefcre referred to except that the 5 immediately adjacent to the score lines 4 have struck therefrom the tabs 7. These tabs 7 are so located between the longitudinal margins o:t the flaps 5 or the side portions or walls 3 to provide indicating means whereby the operator in applying the guard can readily determine to just what extent the initial insertion should be of the guard Within the box or container B. These tabs 7 when the fiaps 5 are turned inwardly into working position are coplanar with the side portions or walls 3. These tabs 7 are each received between an end edge of the central or partition wall 6 and the adjacent side wall of the box or container B.

As the lid pressure is imposed upon the applied guard G these tabs 7 oier no hinderance or obstruction to the desired downward movement of the guard. It is to be stated that if the guard G when applied should be reversed as hereinbefore referred to With respect to the guard G and as particularly illustrated in Figures 4'and 5, the tabs 7 would then each be received between an end wall and a side wall of the box or container.

From the foregoing description it is thought to be obvious that a guard constructed in accordance with our invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility With which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that our invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason we do not wish to be understood as limiting ourselves toithe precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out our invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

We claim:

1. A guard for a container having a transverse wall, said guard comprising a substantially U- shaped band, the side members of the band to engage the upper portion of the interior of the side walls of the container and the intermediate member of the band to engage the upper portion or the transverse wall, and means on the outer extremities of the side members of the band being disposed above and inclined with respect to an end wall of the container and exposed for contact With a lid to flex the upper marginal portions of said side members inwardly of the container.

2. A guard for a container having a transverse Wall, said guard comprising a substantially U- shaped band, the side members of the band to engage the upper portion of the interior of the side walls of the container and the intermedate member of the band t0 engage the upper portion of the transverse wall, and fiaps carried by the outer extremities of the side members being disposed above and inclined with respect to anend Wall of the container and exposed for contact With a lid to fiex the upper marginal portions of said side members inwardly of the container.

3. A guard for a container having a transverse with a lid to fiex inwardly the upper marginal portions of said side members; the jui1cturesbf the fiaps With the side members being on lines angular with respect to the longitudinal axes of the side members and on angles to cause the fiaps to be disposed upwardly when the fiaps are turned to a position to extend inwardly of the container.

ARTHUR E. RICE. JAMES W. TREW. 

